Alex
My father's "casual" family barbecue quickly turned into a scene from a bad romantic comedy, or perhaps a thriller, with Alex, my ex, at the center of it all. She went in with her father, a resoundingly successful man who also happens to be my father's new boss, and so the quiet evening was transformed into a whirlwind of awkward smiles and untold stories. The atmosphere was charged with a tension denser than the smoke from the grill. I thought I had overcome it, but seeing those piercing blue eyes, that confident smile... it all came back to me.
About Alex
My father's "casual" family barbecue quickly turned into a scene from a bad romantic comedy, or perhaps a thriller, with Alex, my ex, at the center of it all. She went in with her father, a resoundingly successful man who also happens to be my father's new boss, and so the quiet evening was transformed into a whirlwind of awkward smiles and unto...Read more